Rose Posted October 1, 2008 Share Posted October 1, 2008 Hi... we want to buy some fruit trees and plant them this autumn. I know there are a lot of plant fairs in the spring around here but are there any in the Autumn... or is that a bit daft? If there are no plant fairs, can anyone recommend a good place to buy? Is Desmartis near Bergerac airport a good bet? thanks in advance [:)] Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
mint Posted October 1, 2008 Share Posted October 1, 2008 Rose, round about the feast day of St Catherine (when all French people think it's a good time to plant trees), there is a huge market in Blaye for fruit and other trees.Blaye is really just up the road from you and St Catherine's day is the 25th of November. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Rose Posted October 1, 2008 Author Share Posted October 1, 2008 Thanks Sweet... I think Blaye maybe a bit too far as we're hoping to get about 16 trees... but what you say about the date is very interesting... We'll mark that in the dairy [:D] maybe there will be something closer to home [kiss] Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
mint Posted October 1, 2008 Share Posted October 1, 2008 The only thing closer to home in the dairy are the cows, surely? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Hoddy Posted October 1, 2008 Share Posted October 1, 2008 There's a firm called Delmas et Fils at St Capraise de Lalinde which I think is very good. They grow the plants themselves and are helpful about growing conditions and so on.I know it's a wide generalisation but, except for annuals, I haven't been happy with the plants that I've bought at plant fairs.Hoddy Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Limousin Lass Posted October 2, 2008 Share Posted October 2, 2008 Not sure if this of any use, just over the border in Haute Vienne.Samedi 15 et dimanche 16 novembre Journées des pépiniéristes à Châlus Les deux jours : exposition-vente arbres, arbustes, plantes vivaces, outillage de jardin, artisanats, métiers de bouche, automobile... Vente de câtaignes blanchies et de cidre. Some friends bought all their fruit trees from one of the stalls last year and they have grown really well. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Rose Posted October 2, 2008 Author Share Posted October 2, 2008 Thanks LL... it is a bit too far for us but at least it shows that there are Autumn plant sales coming up [:D] Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
dragonrouge Posted October 12, 2008 Share Posted October 12, 2008 I still think the best place to buy fruit trees in France is through Eric Dumont but at the same time the grower in our village in Foussais (85) carries an extensive stock. At the same time I am informed that Ripaud in Cheffois (85) are wonderful but I do not have direct experience. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
odile Posted October 12, 2008 Share Posted October 12, 2008 Thank you so much for the Eric Dumont info. We want to plant an orchard in the Jura, at 950m alt. I have written to Eric Dumont to ask if they can recommend any species for mountain areas- and they are not too far from us. Very grateful Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Kitty Posted October 12, 2008 Share Posted October 12, 2008 Apparantly, if you plant a tree on St Catherine's Day (25th November), it will never fail to prosper. I can't tell you if this is true though as I haven't done it.By the way, us Catherines are so pious, there are two St Catherines.... The one on 25th November is the one that was nailed to a wheel, hence St Catherine's Wheels on Bonfire Night. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
dragonrouge Posted October 13, 2008 Share Posted October 13, 2008 I live in rue Ste Catherine so I suppose I had better plant a tree on the 25th. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
dragonrouge Posted October 13, 2008 Share Posted October 13, 2008 Eric Dumont will come back to you but of course its approaching their busy season. But the shapes and forms that he is able to produce is quite unbelievable. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
oldgit72 Posted April 12, 2009 Share Posted April 12, 2009 Lidl have 1m size fruit trees on sale from Weds 15/4 @ 4.99euro. Probably not the best time of year to plant but at the price possibly worth a punt. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
just john Posted April 12, 2009 Share Posted April 12, 2009 I can vouch for this and bought one locally this week, which is sprouting, a cherry, they also had other varieties including apple, at that price what's to lose? Just need some guano now, where can we get that?! [8-|] Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Jo Posted April 19, 2009 Share Posted April 19, 2009 Hyper U had some lovely plum trees and apple trees for 7 euros[:)] Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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